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dewlap

/doo-lap, dyoo-/US // ˈduˌlæp, ˈdyu- //UK // (ˈdjuːˌlæp) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a pendulous fold of skin under the throat of a bovine animal.
    • : any similar part in other animals, as the wattle of fowl or the inflatable loose skin under the throat of some lizards.

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Examples

  • Fig. 20 is a spirited cut of a variety of the Merino without dewlap, and with a long and somewhat open fleece.

  • About once in so long a tiny spasm of the muscles would contract the dewlap under his chin.

  • The outer part of the dewlap was pale orange, and the median part was pinkish blue.

  • The males have a deep red dewlap with a dark blue median spot.

  • Dewlap (Dick), an anecdote teller, whose success depended more upon his physiognomy than his wit.